Correct Answer: D. being baptized

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(a) In his defence before the Jewish council, Stephen went on to say that they also resisted the Holy Spirit because their fathers persecuted the prophets and they too were doing same. Their fathers persecuted those who foretold the coming of the righteous one whom they had murdered. They had received the law of God which they had not kept. This accusation angered them, so they ground their teeth against Stephen. But soon, Stephen gazed into heaven and announced that he saw Jesus sitting at the right, hand of God. Because of this, they could no longer bear it; they rushed upon him and dragged him out of the city. As they were stoning him, he prayed to God for their forgiveness, for they did not know what they were doing. While this was going on, Saul, who later became Paul, bore witness. He kept their clothes and gave his approval to it all.

(b) Stephen's trial was of significance to the early church in the following ways:

(i) It led to the evangelisation outside Jerusalem.

(ii) Stephen's death led to great persecution in Jerusalem.

(iii) The stoning of Stephen helped to introduce Saul who later became Paul the apostle to the Gentiles.

(iv) Saul led the persecution of the church.

Correct Answer: D. Fishermen

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Peter and Andrew were fishermen before they became disciples of Jesus. This is stated in the Gospels, where Jesus tells them to follow him and he will make them 'fishers of men'.

Correct Answer: C) when Saul disobeyed God over Amalek

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The question is asking when the statement I repent that I made Saul king was made. The options are A) at the anointing of Saul, B) when Saul failed to pray, C) when Saul disobeyed God over Amalek (which is the correct answer), and D) when Saul finished the morning offering.

The statement was made when Saul disobeyed God over Amalek. In 1 Samuel 15:11, God told Saul to attack the Amalekites and completely destroy all that belonged to them, but Saul did not obey. Instead, he saved the best of the sheep and cattle and spared King Agag's life. This disobedience angered God, and in 1 Samuel 15:10-11, God regretted making Saul king and said I regret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions. This is the statement referred to in the question.

It is important for Christians to obey God's commands, as disobedience can lead to consequences. Saul's disobedience caused God to regret making him king. Christians should strive to obey God's commands in all aspects of their lives.

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Correct Answer: B) Pharisees and Herodians

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The question is asking which religious groups asked Jesus about payment of taxes to Caesar. The options are Pharisees and Sadducees, Pharisees and Herodians (which is the correct answer), Sadducees and Herodians, and Herodians and Zealots.

During the time of Jesus, the Jewish people were under Roman rule, and they were required to pay taxes to Caesar, the Roman emperor. The Pharisees were a religious group that strictly adhered to Jewish laws and traditions, while the Sadducees were another religious group who held a more liberal interpretation of the Jewish laws. The Herodians were a political group who supported the rule of King Herod, who was appointed by the Romans to rule over the Jews.

In the Bible, in Matthew 22:15-22, the Pharisees and the Herodians asked Jesus about whether it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar. They asked this question as a way to trap Jesus, hoping that he would either say that it was unlawful to pay taxes to Caesar, which would have been seen as treasonous, or that it was lawful to pay taxes, which would have made him unpopular with the Jewish people who resented Roman rule.

Therefore, the correct answer to the question is option B, which is that the Pharisees and the Herodians asked Jesus about payment of taxes to Caesar.

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(A) CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE REJECTION OF REHOBOAM (I KINGS 12: 1-17)

(i) After the death of Solomon, his son Rehoboam was made king by the tribes of Judah, in the South.

(ii) He journeyed to the North to be crowned king at Shechem by the Northerners, in order to unite the kingdom.

(iii) Jeroboam who had been in exile in Egypt when he heard of the news returned home and led a delegation fom the North to meet Rehoboam

(iv) The delegation requested that the heavy burden imposed on them by Solomon be made light so that they would serve him.

(v) Rehoboam asked the Northern delegates to go and return on the third day for an answer.

(vi) He sought advice from his father's elderly counselors about the type of response he should give to the Northerners.

(vii) They advised him to pay heed to their request by reducing their burden so that they would serve Rehoboam.

(viii) Rehoboam later consulted his peers for advice on the issue.

(ix) His contemporaries advised him to tell the Northerners: "my little finger is thicker than my father's loins".

(x) "Whereas my father chastised you with whips, I will chastise you with scorpions".

(xi) This implied that the people's plight would be worse than that of his father.

(xii) On the third day, Jeroboam and the Northerners returned to Rehoboam for an answer.

(xiii) Rehoboam rejected the good advice of his elders and took that of his peers - that he would make their plight more grievous.

(xiv) When the Israelites saw that Rehoboam was not ready to listen to their plea for reduction of their burden, they broke away from the United Kingdom,saying "we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, 0 Israel!".

(xv) The Northerners then made Jeroboam their king.

(B) THREE FACTORS LEADING TO THE REJECTION OF A POLITICAL LEADER

(i) When the leader becomes dictatorial/cruel.

(ii) When economic conditions become depldrable/unbearable/harsh.

(iii) When the leader acts without authorization/beyond his powers/violates the constitution.

(iv) When the leader indulges in immoral acts.

(v) When the leader is unable to control those under him/her.

(vi) When the leader is corrupt.

(vii) When the leader compromises the independence of his country.

(viii) When the leader practises nepotism/favoritism.

(ix) Lack of integrity/selfishness.

(x) When a leader is inconsistent in his decision eg. influence from wife, etc.

(xi) When the leader has no respect for the elders

Correct Answer: D. Nineveh

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Correct Answer: B. prayed for the cup to pass from him

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Correct Answer: C. God's supremacy over false gods

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Correct Answer: D. love one another

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